Maldives Yoga & Meditation Island Escape at Baros

Baros is a small, round island in North Malé Atoll, about 25 minutes by speedboat from Malé airport. It's one of the older resort islands in the Maldives and it's fully walkable — you can circle the whole place in about 15 minutes. Rooms are either beach villas set back in the greenery or water villas on stilts over the lagoon, and most have a private deck you can roll a mat out on.

Yoga here isn't a structured retreat programme with a set daily timetable you have to keep to. It's resort yoga: complimentary group classes run on the Lighthouse Deck in the mornings — the deck sits above the water near the island's lighthouse-shaped restaurant — and the resident yogi also takes private sessions. What you book privately is where it gets good. You can have a one-to-one class on your own villa deck, on the Piano Deck (a small overwater platform), or on a sandbank in the middle of the lagoon, timed for sunrise or sunset. The sandbank sessions involve a short boat ride out and you're on a strip of sand with the reef around you.

Classes run from gentle stretching for people who've never done yoga through to more advanced poses, so the yogi will ask what you want rather than putting you through a fixed sequence. Meditation is taught alongside the physical practice — breath work, sitting practice, that kind of thing — usually at the end of a session or as its own sitting at sunset.

Beyond yoga, days are spent snorkelling the house reef (turtles, reef sharks, rays), diving if you're certified, sailing, or doing very little on the beach. There's a spa, a few restaurants, and a couple of bars. The vibe is quiet and couples-oriented — this isn't a party island.

What's included

- 7 nights accommodation (beach villa or water villa) - Complimentary morning yoga classes on the Lighthouse Deck - Use of yoga mats - Speedboat transfers from Malé airport - Use of the island's beaches and house reef - Wi-Fi across the island

What's not included

- International flights - Private yoga and meditation sessions (villa deck, Piano Deck, sandbank) - Most meals and drinks unless a board basis is added - Spa treatments - Diving and excursions - Travel insurance - Personal expenses